Monthly Archives: January 2008

5 Ways I Have Never Recruited An Experienced Real Estate Agent

Visit my new new site Socialcruiting.com that helps brokerages recruit real estate agents with social media Recruiting real estate agents is hard work. Recruiting experienced real estate agents is really hard work. Getting a fancy postcard campaign or automatic email drip … Continue reading

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Before You Recruit That Top Producer Real Estate Agent

Before you head on to the deep seas and going fishing for the big one, lets pause and think for a second. What really will be the benefit of recruiting a top producer real estate agent into your real estate company? … Continue reading

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My Neck Hurts

The chiropractor said I have scar tissue that keeps pulling me out of alignment. He could realign me but, I will have to keep coming back in every so often, as I will go out of alignment again and again, … Continue reading

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Are Your Current Real Estate Agents Excited About You Recruiting?

It’s a simple question. A question that I ask to answer the question, “Can you help us recruit more real estate agents?” Are your current agents excited, happy and supportive of you recruiting more real estate agents? You need to … Continue reading

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Recruiting In A Down Real Estate Market

Fact 1: The Real Estate market sucks. (In majority of markets) Fact 2: There are less transactions being done. Fact 3: There are still to many real estate agents based on Fact 2. Fact 4. You can never have enough productive … Continue reading

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Sales Meetings. Good Luck With That!

I had the problem as a Sales Manager and as a Team Leader. I have heard the problem from other Sales Managers and other Team Leaders. I just recently got a phone call this week from a Broker/Owner stating the … Continue reading

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Goals: Your Real Estate Agents, Not Yours

Do you know what your real estate agent’s goals are? And I don’t mean business goals. I mean personal goals. Personal goals should always come first, you can build your business goals to be in alignment with those personal goals. … Continue reading

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Hiring New Licensed Real Estate Agents Is Not Recruiting

I have noticed on real estate brokerage websites, people who have the role of: Recruiting Director Director of Career Development Director of Training and Recruiting These sound like and seem to be impressive titles. I wonder though, how much time people in these roles … Continue reading

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Now Hiring

Recruiting In Real Estate Is Not A Sometimes Event  I went to a coffee shop today. There was a “Now Hiring” sign in the window. I wonder why are they “Now Hiring”? Isn’t that being reactive? Shouldn’t you always be looking … Continue reading

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